Las Vegas Pride Festival

The Las Vegas Pride Festival (often stylized Las Vegas PRIDE Festival) is an annual pride parade and associated festival in Las Vegas, Nevada produced by the Southern Nevada Association of Pride.

The festival is held each October at Sunset Park.[1] Prior year events were held in May and June, but the timing was changed to reduce the impact of seasonal heat.[2] The Southern Nevada Association of PRIDE also hosts and participates in other related events every year, as part of the wider Las Vegas Pride Festival, including pool parties, bingo, hikes and lectures. [3]

History

The first festival was held in 1983 and is estimated to have attracted 200 people.[2]

The 2017 festival, which attracted more than 25,000 participants,[4] commemorated the 58 victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting.[5] The 2018 parade was the 35th annual festival and the 20th annual night parade.[6]

Controversy

At the 2017 festival, Chipotle Mexican Grill handed out coupons that read "¿Homo estás?", which was interpreted by some as a slur at the LGBTQ community.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "After a decade, Las Vegas Pride Festival moves back to Sunset Park". 20 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "28th annual Las Vegas Pride celebration is underway". 16 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Gay Las Vegas Guide: The Essential Guide To Gay Travel In Las Vegas Nevada 2018". Queer In The World. 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  4. ^ Amhara, Cherney. "Las Vegas Pride Festival celebrates love, unity and strength".
  5. ^ "Pride parade makes for lively show of unity in downtown Las Vegas". 21 October 2017.
  6. ^ Melendez, Jonathan Cisowski, Darlene (21 October 2017). "2017 Pride Parade kicks off in Downtown Las Vegas".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Chipotle coupon at Las Vegas Pride parade raises eyebrows". 24 October 2017.